Description
Product ID: | 9780099533085 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Series: | Plantagenet Saga |
Title: | The Star of Lancaster |
Subtitle: | (Plantagenet Saga) |
Authors: | Author: Jean Plaidy |
Page Count: | 416 |
Subjects: | Historical adventure fiction, Historical adventure, Historical fiction, Historical fiction, England, France |
Description: | Select Guide Rating Richard the Second is losing his hold on the crown and Henry of Bolingbroke, previously exiled by the king, returns to England to claim it. When the king dies, Harry became King Henry the Fifth, and the change is dramatic for both him and Oldcastle. Richard the Second is losing his hold on the crown and Henry of Bolingbroke, previously exiled by the king, returns to England to claim it. Richard is deposed and dies mysteriously, murdered some say on the orders of Bolingbroke, now King Henry the Fourth. But Henry finds the crown harder to hold onto than it was to win. He is beset by enemies, hampered by disease, and concerned about the rebellious behaviour of his son. Dominating the court and with his eye on the crown is Harry of Monmouth, whose reckless conduct in low-class taverns with his crony Sir John Oldcastle causes scandal. When the king dies, Harry became King Henry the Fifth, and the change is dramatic for both him and Oldcastle. The licentious youth becomes a great king, and Oldcastle, the rake, turns into a religious reformer. Oldcastle dies a martyr and Harry becomes the conquering hero of Agincourt. |
Imprint Name: | Arrow Books Ltd |
Publisher Name: | Cornerstone |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2009-03-05 |